Trace the Byzantine Empire 527-1453 CE from Justinian's Code and Hagia Sophia through the East-West Schism 1054 and the Fourth Crusade 1204 to the fall of Constantinople 1453 — refusing the 'Eastern remnant' framing in favor of Byzantium as ONE-THOUSAND-PLUS-YEAR Roman continuation
Exercise
Difficulty 2
~3 min
hist.g7.f.ex_03
Matching
Prompt
Match 4 components of Justinian's Code (529-534 CE Corpus Juris Civilis) to their descriptions: (a) Codex; (b) Digesta; (c) Institutiones; (d) Novellae. Descriptions: 1. imperial enactments compilation; 2. jurist writings in 50 books; 3. 4-book textbook for law students; 4. Justinian's own new laws issued after 534.
How it's presented
mode
text
Answer criteria
type
matching
pairs
- a
- 1
- b
- 2
- c
- 3
- d
- 4
Hints
- Codex = code = imperial law compilation.
- Institutiones is the 'beginner textbook' — for new law students.
Misconceptions to watch
- Confusing Codex with Digesta
- Forgetting Novellae are post-534 new laws
Used in lessons